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NC lawmakers send $34B budget to Gov. Stein
NC lawmakers sent a $34 billion budget to Gov. Josh Stein after final House and Senate votes, ending years of budget gridlock.
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Batch defends profanity-laced video as House leadership calls for disciplinary action
Senate Minority Leader Sydney Batch, D-Wake, defended a profanity-laced video that she called "satire" during a press conference June 11.
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NC House Democrats push nearly $1 billion public-safety package
NC House Democrats have unveiled two bills that would add just under $1 billion in recurring spending on pay for correctional officers, troopers, court staff, and behavioral-health treatment.
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NC lawmakers propose $50 million affordable housing loan fund
Bipartisan legislation would create a revolving loan fund to help nonprofit developers cover infrastructure costs for affordable housing projects.
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Voter ID critics appeal recent ruling upholding NC law
Critics who have been challenging North Carolina’s voter identification law for more than seven years in federal court are appealing the latest ruling upholding the law.
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Medicaid fraud provision deepens fight over NC executive branch powers
House Minority Leader Robert Reives called HB 696's decision to route Medicaid fraud oversight money to Republican State Auditor Dave Boliek instead of Democratic Attorney General Jeff Jackson "an electoral document," tying it to a broader pattern of duties shifting from Democratic-held offices to the GOP-held auditor since the 2024 elections.
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Leandro: Supporters, critics respond to end of 32-year-old case
The North Carolina Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed the long-running Leandro school funding case, ruling that every decision made in the case since 2017 was void. The ruling brings an end to decades of litigation over public education funding. The ruling marks a significant turning point in one of North Carolina’s most consequential education cases,...
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Federal judge upholds NC voter ID law two years after trial
A federal judge has upheld North Carolina’s voter identification law nearly two years after holding a trial in a lawsuit challenging the ID requirement.
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Study: Public school students make gains when school choice expands
A new study on Florida's school choice programs suggests that implementing robust school choice is a significantly more cost-effective method for improving public school student outcomes.
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Brockman indicted on child sex charges
Former representative for North Carolina's 60th House District, Cecil Brockman, has been indicted on child sex charges.
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Cotham wins primary by wide margin, will face McCool in November
Rep. Tricia Cotham, R-Mecklenburg, won her race in the House District 105 Republican primary, defeating her opponent, Kelly VanHorn, an 8th-grade math teacher in Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools, with 85% (4,368 votes) to VanHorn’s 15% (800 votes).
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Cook holds Guilford NC House seat in 4-way Democratic primary
In a 4-way primary in House District 60, Rep. Amanda Cook holds the seat she was appointed to after former Rep. Cecil Brockman resigned amidst sex crimes charges.
